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Discontinued Operations - Additional information (Detail) - USD ($)	1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Aug. 31, 2015	Apr. 01, 2016	Apr. 01, 2016	Oct. 02, 2015	Aug. 17, 2015
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Other income		$ 1,875,000	$ 3,750,000
Gain on sale		$ 308,000	$ 308,000
Automotive Business [Member]
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Cash consideration on sale of business	$ 82,100,000				$ 82,100,000
Working capital and other adjustments payable	$ 18,000,000
Pending resolution contingencies period under indemnification agreement	18 months
Pre tax gain on sale of business				$ 61,800,000
Automotive Business [Member] | Maximum [Member]
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Additional cash proceeds to be received from revenue based earnout	$ 30,000,000
Consulting Agreement [Member]
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Non design advisory services period	2 years
Consulting Agreement [Member] | Maximum [Member]
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Cash consideration on sale of business	$ 15,000,000

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